FAIRBANKS – A North Pole, Alaska, man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline to 15 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography after a prior conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, Jason Patzke, 47, downloaded, accessed, and deleted […]
The Alaska State Troopers report that they received an InReach SOS notification of a four-wheeler crash 18.5 miles northeast of Healy involving two 12-year-old boys at 3:10 pm Sunday afternoon. “AST and Tri-Valley Fire Department medics responded to the scene in a National Park Service helicopter,” troopers reported. The preliminary investigation at the scene found […]
Troopers, after being notified of a downed single-engine aircraft northwest of the Elliott Highway at 1:19 pm on Sunday, launched HELO 2 and responded to the scene. When troopers arrived 9 miles to the northwest of mile 131 of the highway they made contact with the pilot who was the only occupant and were informed […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the remains of Fairbanks man, 43-year-old Nathan Charlie, were located and retrieved from the Gravel Pit Lake in the Chena Point Avenue area after he drowned on July 4th while swimming with family and friends. According to troopers, they were notified at 8:15 pm on July 4th that Charlie had […]
At 1:44 pm on Friday afternoon, Fairbanks-based troopers received a tip the 34-year-old Nicholas Hills, who had warrants for Felony Probation violations and felony escape, was at a Goldhill Road address, troopers traveled to the location. When troopers arrived at the location, they made contact with Hills, who promptly ran into the woods. Additional troopers […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Monday, released the name of the trooper involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Friday, that officer is identified as one-year Fairbanks-based trooper Garrett Stephens. At 2:41 am on Friday, troopers observed a silver jeep operating recklessly near the Gold Rush Estates trailer park according to their report. During […]